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World Humanitarian Day – Sarah Gardner
On this World Humanitarian Day, 19th August, members of ATE team give their thoughts on what it means to be a humanitarian aid worker. Here are the reflections of founder and Chief Executive, Sarah Gardner: The founding principal of ATE was to directly respond to...
World Youth Skills Day
In light of World Youth Skills Day on 15th July, we want to take a moment to reflect on youth in Lawra Municipal and the importance of equipping youth with entrepreneurial skills, now more than ever. There are some very sobering facts reported globally on the high...
United Against Racism – #BlackLivesMatter
Like many people around the world, we are deeply shocked and outraged by the recent racially motivated events in the United States. The murder of George Floyd (as well as Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and too many others), the subsequent state-sanctioned violence...
Fear, Pride and Heartbreak – by Sarah Gardner
The last 2 months have been a whirlwind. A rollercoaster of emotions, and (another) steep learning curve. In the days that followed my realisation of what the pandemic could mean for ATE, I was deep in fear and anxiety. I was kept awake at night with a series of...
ATE’s COVID-19 Response Timeline
For so many of us around the world, we have been faced with unprecedented challenges in a turbulent and scary time as we enter the fifth month of the global pandemic, COVID-19. Our work in Upper West Ghana was immediately threatened when the cases of Coronavirus...
INCREDIBLE! HOW DID HE DO IT?
Started in 2012, ATE is a charity organisation with the goal to reduce, if not to eradicate, poverty in Lawra. A number of programs were strategically put in place in order to tackle this old and well known issue. Among the programs is the one we call BizATE which...
ATE’s Covid-19 Response: Standing Together
Together we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The Covid-19 crisis is bringing about huge change to all of our lives, to our work here at ATE and the charity sector, whose role as society’s lifeline is now more vital than ever. With coronavirus being a truly...
Saviour Domoyaga
Each Tuesday and Thursday morning, the ATE team in Ghana are greeted by various children with their mothers and grandmothers- the occasion being our weekly SNAP PlayScheme. Children and their guardians will walk many miles often to make it to our 8.30am PlayScheme,...
Recruitment of Hub Support Assistant
ATE is a young and dynamic charity that is making a significant impact in Lawra, Ghana. As a result of significant growth, we are looking for a capable, enthusiastic and hardworking person to become an ATE Hub Support Assistant. The successful candidate will be...
ATE Inclusion Centre Stakeholder Event
On a hot, sunny Wednesday morning in Lawra, Upper West Ghana, our ATE Inclusion Centre was host to our ATE Stakeholder Event this January. Along with our ATE Ghana Inclusion Centre team, we were joined by Charles Gardner, ATE Chair of Trustees and 40 key stakeholders...
A date for your diary!
Everyone is very warmly welcome to join us on Thursday 27th November, in Ramsbury, to raise a glass in celebration of a wonderful year.
We’ll be sharing stories from our work in Upper West Ghana, updating you on our exciting growth into a new district, and hearing from Tim Eliot-Cohen about his fascinating trip last year.
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We are excited to be supporting more farms in Lawra and Nandom!
Applications are open for another round of committed, hardworking farmers to join our Dry Season Farming programme in Lawra, as well as our first round in Nandom. As part of the programme, farmers receive funding for equipment, training in commercial and agricultural skills, as well as regular mentoring. Farming collectives or groups are also welcome to apply.
To apply for the programme, please visit the ATE Office and Inclusion Centre in Lawra (opposite the fire station) or Nandom (by Segru market), to pick up an application form.
The deadline for applications is Friday 10th October.
Good luck!
Read more about the programme here: ateghana.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dry-Season-Farmers-report-2025.pdf
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May God give you strength to continue with the God work
"I've had simple plans for more than 10 years now that i couldn't accomplish due to lack of financial support. With this grant, I can live all of my dreams" Perpetual, Dressmaker.
We've just enrolled 26 new businesses across Lawra and Nandom into our Enterprise programme! With a grant, plus targeting training and mentoring - these entrepreneurs will thrive.
Creating opportunities for people to launch and grow businesses, increase profits and employ others is at the heart of our work. Change ripples out and impacts the whole community.
We wish Perpetual, and all of this new cohort (our biggest yet!) all the success.